Which grading company for gold?

coindaughter

Is ANACS, NGC or PCGS the best?

ah

I also, will be watching for this answer.

KlectorKid

I like PCGS for gold. I feel NGC overgrades just a bit and ANACS is not very marketable it usually only has problem pieces in it like bent or cleaned because thats the only good place that will ceritify it and mark it as so.

ms71

Depends on what you mean by "best". The best market acceptance (i.e., generally the highest price) is PCGS. Even so, you won't have any liquidity problem with an NGC either, and very little with an ANACS. Of course, the coin will do most of the talking anyway.

AbesNeighbor

PCGS

littlewicher

Many gold collectors like NGC, because the white holders accent gold coins.

wallstreetman

Easy question, PCGS is the only one to use for Gold!

coinkat

It really depends on the series. I have seen great coins slabbed by all three services. Unfortunately there is a perception that PCGS is the most conservative and that is not always true.

jdimmick

You know that this question is very intresting to me, because my entire collection is all 100% PCGS certified. I will not purchase or keep any key-date unless its already PCGS holdered or if it wont crossover. However, there is one area that I do not collect, and that is gold.

As stated by many, PCGS coins always bring the stronger market re-sale value and are more consistant, but what I have found intresting is that the gold coins that I have looked at over the years, even though I do not mess with gold, I have found NGC graded gold to be more consistent with better eye-appealing pieces vs the same graded coin in PCGS holders. (with the exception of pre 1850 pieces. )

Now that could be because I really dont buy and collect gold, or as someone mentioned gold looks better in the NGC white holders, etc. Although I am fairly experienced in grading whether it be gold or not?

just a comment

NoviceKris

I am debating PCGS or ICG for my first and only gold submission. I like the intercept shield for gold so
I am leaning to ICG despite its less prestige. The problem I have is that with a single gold coin, I get
socked with fees. As I understand it, I can't include the gold with my moderns as the rates are different. Since my single gold is low value I am stuck waiting to piggyback with someone else submitting or acquiring another piece or two of my own.

RYK

I recently submitted 3 low value ($200-450) gold coins that I intend to keep to ANACS, mostly to get them in a holder. If I intended to sell the coin, I am not sure whether I would use PCGS or NGC. This would be a good question for a gold specialty dealer like Doug Winter.

TomB

If there is any question in your mind at all that they might have been previously cleaned you should send them to ANACS. I write that because PCGS, ICG and NGC will bag the coin for a cleaning, however, ANACS will net grade it. While this is not perfect it at least allows you to assure a buyer that the coin is real.

truthteller

Early US gold in higher grades, prior 1860's, send to NGC. Post 1880's, send to either service since they grade similiarly. However, PCGS products of Libs, Saints, and Indians get more of a premium. In my opinion, Anacs has been tight on most pre-1900 coins and you definitely won't get a premium, however, they will net grade the problem coins(a good thing?).

TRUTH

MrKelso

I like NGC and ANACS for Gold

darktone

ANACS was under grading gold a couple of years ago so I quit using them and started using PCGS and ICG once in a while until about 6 months ago I started using NGC and I have been very happy with them and the goldrush special is a very good deal as you get coins graded for $20 each and five day grading but coins must be under a $1,000 each. I think I have sent them maybe 40 gold coins in the last 6 months with almost all recieving the grade that I expected them to get. mike

flaminio

FWIW, ANACS is currently running a 9/9/9 gold special. 'Course, you need 9 gold coins to use it...

coindaughter

Thanks for all of your wonderful answers!

Binger

I love the way a gold coin looks with the black background of a ICG Intercept holder.

roadrunner

I think NGC will give the better grades on post 1880 stuff. As far as buying gold, I love to look for old holdered PCGS and NGC gold. The premiums are often relatively small for coins that are nearly (or actually) the next grade. Many sleepers lie in those early graded
ANACS gold coins with the gold label on the back. Those are literally gold in the bank.

roadrunner